Senior Benefits Program Manager Absence

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About the Team

About the Role

This is an individual contributor role on the Americas Benefits team partnering closely with cross functional stakeholders to ensure robust and holistic program management execution and support for employees in the Americas region (US Canada Mexico and Costa Rica). As a Program Manager assigned to Absence youll be responsible for:

• Manage and develop best-in-class programs that amplify Workdays culture and enhance the experience for all Workday employees.

• Contribute individually and as part of a successful team that drives constant improvement and innovation to ensure a positive experience for employees.

• Analyze data and trends and provide insights actionable recommendations and present findings to stakeholder and leadership.

• Create strategic vision for People Leader enablement to enable them to successfully support their Workmates and manage their functions as it relates to absence programs.

• Partner with vendors to ensure that in-scope services are delivered in a quality and responsive manner.

• Develop strong working relationships and collaborate with a cross-functional group of partners both internal and external to identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement and collaboration to meet internal business needs.

• Actively monitor the effectiveness of new and existing programs and recommend changes as needed.

• Ensure compliance with all state provincial and federal regulations.

• Create an internal plan advisory committee manage quarterly briefings and document recommendations and updates for stakeholders.

About You

If you are a creative and innovative thinker who is skilled at deep data analysis capable of taking a vision and putting it into action and are willing to challenge traditional ways of providing leave of absence and time off programs with experience managing multiple stakeholder demands in a lightning-fast and constantly evolving environment wed like to talk to you.

• Strong personal leadership skills demonstrating a high level of accountability and ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external partners.

• Robust program management skills including financial analysis competitive benchmarking employee feedback assessments and vendor management.

• Experience navigating complex regulations compliance requirements and technical documentation.

• Experience presenting data and insights

• Able to effectively communicate ideas insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical leaders employees and business partners verbally and in writing. Being bilingual is a plus!

Basic Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience managing absence programs in a large high volume fast paced environment (tech industry strongly preferred)

• Extensive experience with statutory leave of absence requirements and employer programs in the U.S. Canada Mexico and Costa Rica.

• Must be able to describe legal requirements and protections for each country

• Must be able to describe the most common regulatory filings for U.S. plans

• At least 2 years experience supporting non-absence benefits (health welfare and retirement) across the Americas

• Has used Workday Benefits and Absence administration in prior roles including use of Journeys and other Workmate and People Leader experience functionality.

Other Qualifications

• Highly organized outstanding time management and task prioritization abilities

• Able to effectively troubleshoot complex workflows and resolve issues quickly

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity uncertainty and change

• Intermediate proficiency in project management and productivity tools (Outlook G Suite Zoom etc.)

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Additional Considerations:

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